We aren't particularly known for clouds, so I was quite excited when I spotted these in the sky in the late afternoon as I was taking out the trash.

Note: A knowledgeable friend says they are cirrus clouds.

52 Weeks: the 2021 Edition - week 7: Weather

I was holding out hope for some real rain this week, but alas, it wasn't meant to be.

121 Pictures in 2021 - #17. Cloudscape

365:2021 - #49

Watch my vlog from 19:00GMT on 21st April - youtu.be/vAtRbsvSAig

A cloud formation from the balcony....

Polar stratospheric "mother-of-pearl" (nacreous) clouds in city of Oulu, Finland, January 18th, 2025.

Reeds in thebackwater of the Glukharka river within the Yuntolovsky protected area in St. Petersburg

cloudscape

An interesting cloudscape when I popped out of the office at lunchtime

Cloudscape

Oxley, Queensland, 2013

Akamas, Cyprus

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Image Basis: Clouds over Lake Michigan.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

North lakefront - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.

Sub-Locale: Promenade along Lake Michigan enbankment, at east perimeter of Veterans Park.

Year & Season: 2018 ; Mid summer

Time of Day: Late afternoon

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Camera: Sony Alpha a7r II Mirrorless

Sensor: Full-frame

IBIS: ON ; OIS: ON

Support: Hand-held

Lens: Sony FE 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G OSS

Filters: (none)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Exposure Program: Aperture priority

Metering Mode: Spot

Drive/Focus Mode: Single-shot/Auto focus

Focus Region: Spot

Exposure Quality: Raw (Lightroom DNG)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Processing: Lightroom 6.12 (CR 9.12)

Lightroom Presets: (none) ; Processing Plug-Ins: (none)

Original File Aspect & Size: 3:2 ; 42.2MP (7952 x 5304)

Cropped Aspect & **Size: 16:9 ; 28.6MP (7127 x 4009)

**Size is prior to downsizing and JPG conversion using Lightroom.

JPG Size: 2.36MP (2048 x 1152)

File ID: Cloudscape11 Deep(Clr)V01R00 20180806-01-02 Milw.Lakfrnt.N LoShrpJ80.jpg

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Rvw'd 190730

Landscapes made of clouds, seen in the infrared part of the spectrum during flights more than eight kilometers above the ground.

NEX-5, IR modified (> 700 nm)

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

Strong winds and approaching cold front with low sun angle helped to reveal these high virga type skies.

Western City Gate - Belgrade, Serbia

Dramatic formation of clouds ahead of the day’s end. London, UK. April 16, 2020. Photo: Edmond Terakopian

I believe this cloud type is: Altostratus opacus undulatus mamma. I see this a few times a year over southeast Wyoming. Taken during late afternoon.

Astonishing clouds

... in the Congress of Earth and Sky

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Image Basis: Clouds near/over Lake Michigan

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Locale: North lakefront - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.

Year & Season: 2018 ; Mid summer

Time of Day: Afternoon

Global Ambient: Mostly cloudy

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Camera: Sony Alpha a7r II Mirrorless

Sensor: Full-frame

IBIS: ON ; OIS: ON

Support: Hand-held

Lens: Sony FE 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G OSS

Filters: (none)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Exposure Program: Aperture priority

Metering Mode: Spot

Drive/Focus Mode: Single-shot/Auto focus

Focus Area: Spot

Exposure Quality: Raw (Lightroom DNG)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Processing: Lightroom Classic 10.0 ; Camera Raw 13.0

LR Presets: (none) ; Processing Plug-Ins: (none)

Original File Aspect & Size: 3:2 ; 42.2MP (7952 x 5304)

Crop: (none)

JPG Size: 9.83MP (2561 x 3840)

JPG Quality: 80 (Lightroom Export Quality setpoint)

File ID: Cldscp19 Extr(2TntNL) V02R00 Mke.LkFr.N 20180729-0104 SShJ80@4K.jpg

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tech Note: The image consists of a single, highly processed photographic exposure of cloud formations. (There is no superposition of elements from other exposures.) All processing was done within Lightroom (no third-party plug-ins or other tools).

a7 + Sony CZ Vario Tessar 16-35/4

Farm field near Keytesville Missouri by Notley Hawkins. Taken with a Canon EOS 5D Mark IV camera with a Canon TS-E50mm f/2.8L MACRO lens at ƒ/8.0 with a 1/400 second exposure at ISO 100. Processed with Adobe Lightroom CC.

Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram

www.notleyhawkins.com/

©Notley Hawkins

Clouds at Matching, Essex.

www.facebook.com/nigadwphotography

Stratocumulus stratiformis opacus mamma cumulogenitus. This chaotic sky is the result of a rapidly deepening low pressure system over the Wyoming-Nebraska border. Surface winds at the time of this image were 40 mph with gusts to 60 mph. Very light rain showers were on radar about 20 miles away but was most likely virga.

More on stratocumulus clouds: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratocumulus_cloud

Taken ~2:35PM (MDT) on 6 May with iPhone by stitching 2 dozen wide field frames. In minimizing distortion, use as many wide field frames as you can.

Didn't have to go far for this one, just opened the front door! © All Rights Reserved.

We had cool breezes and beautiful cloudscapes today; alas no rain in the forecast...

My 365-2022: #130 of 365

Saw these clouds on the way home and liked the way the evening sun lit them.

Used 3 raw files and Dynamic Photo HDR then tweaked in CS and resized for here

Awesome sunset. it was hard to stop😊 taking photos...the reflections were really beautiful.

In 'Explore', 2024.10.01

Canon EOS R6 Mark II, Canon RF 50mm f/1.8 STM, processed in Lightroom.